ALTITUDES Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

altitudes

noun

plural of altitude

as in elevation

an area of high ground the air is thinner at higher altitudes

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Recent Examples of altitudes Designed for a two-year mission, Swift has been slowly falling to lower and lower altitudes over the past two decades because of interactions with traces of the extreme upper atmosphere that extend out into the realm of low-Earth orbit. — CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 Only a small amount reaches the Earth’s surface, but exposure is greater for people flying at high altitudes. — CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026 According to his calculations, at all altitudes above 550 kilometers, the number of satellites is already high enough that even if all launches stopped today, the amount of debris in space would continue to grow for the foreseeable future. — Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026 Only a small amount reaches the Earth's surface, but exposure is greater for people flying at high altitudes. — ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026 This flexibility could allow Elytra to work with satellites operating at vastly different altitudes and built with varying sizes and configurations. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026 Currently, scientists don't have a precise understanding of the chemical reactions that occur between the pollutants and the atmospheric gases at high altitudes. — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 11 Aug. 2026 High temps have peaked, but heat still lingers The heat wave this weekend was due to an intense heat dome — a mass of high pressure all the way through the higher altitudes of the atmosphere — peaking over Southern California. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2026 That distance expands to 2,000 feet when flying at higher altitudes, unless in a specialized airspace. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026

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Noun

The modular 3-piece system creates 14 different configurations from upright sitting and high incline to leg elevation and lumbar support.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Higher-elevation streams are better because the water, fed by snowmelt and glacial lakes, is more protected from contamination.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of elevation

Noun

The students then used a topographical map from the Internet and CNC machine to get the hills exactly right.

— John Lauritsen, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
The fear is that a spark from an encampment could be whipped by winds and quickly turn into a devastating blaze across Malibu’s fire-prone hills.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of hill

Noun

Barrack has mediated direct talks between Syria and Israel in an effort to make sure that an uneasy truce is sustained, especially in southern Syria where Israeli forces continue to occupy strategic heights on Syrian soil.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
With their height factor, watch out for Lampard’s side at long throws.

— Liam Tharme, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of height

Noun

The combination of volcanic activity and sudden weather changes can make conditions on the mountain particularly hazardous.

— Anna Matranga, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
For generations, children have had to literally climb a mountain roughly every 10 days – for three hours – to get to and from boarding school.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Aug. 2026